I am glad to read this

Fatwa on Sania dress uncalled for: Shia Board from The Hindu

"Athar said it was regrettable that the clerics issued the fatwa against Sania who did the community and the country proud by becoming the first Indian to reach pre-quarterfinals of the US Open."

I would to hear more of this.

Segregated

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4230614.stm from BBC

"A 43-year-old Indian woman has been rescued after being locked up by her family in a single room for more than a quarter of a century.
Her family members in the eastern Indian state of Orissa said she was mentally ill and had to be kept apart because of her "wild behaviour".
Annapurna Sahu was confined in an abandoned outhouse - only a few feet high and without proper flooring.
The family said she was not mistreated and was given food and water regularly. "

Have they totally lost it!!!!!!!!

Sania Mirza faces 'fatwa' from financial express

""Veil can be dropped on certain occasions but not the way the girl is going about and playing in all those countries," the scholar told a private news channel on Wednesday."

Should Sania play in salwar kameez? from HT

quote

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

--William Hazlitt

ISN'T ENGLISH A FUNNY LANGUAGE ?

There is no egg in eggplant or ham in hamburger; neither apple nor
pine in pineapple...

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

In what language do people recite at a play, and play at a recital?

Ship by truck, and send cargo by ship?

Park on driveways and drive on Parkways?

Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find
that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea
pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers
don't groce, and hammers don't ham?

If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth?

One goose, 2 geese. So, one moose, 2 meese?
One index, two indices?
Is cheese the plural of choose?

How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another?

When a house burns up, it burns down.

You fill in a form by filling it out, and an alarm clock goes off by going on.

When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out,
they are invisible.

And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this
essay, I end it?

How can 'slim chance and a fat chance' be the same, while ' wise man
and a wise guy' are opposites?

Always Remember

Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.

Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But don't forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forget
The troubles that have passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.

- Author Unknown

Another song lyrics

Lagi aaj saawan ki, phir wo zhadi hain
Wahi aag seene mein, phir jal padi hain

Kuchh ayese hi din the, wo jab hum mile the
Chaman mein nahi, phool dil mein khile the
Wahi to hain mausam magar rut nahi wo
Mere saath barasaat bhee ro padi hai

Lagi aaj saawan ki, phir wo zhadi hain
Wahi aag seene mein, phir jal padi hain

Koi kaash dil pe, jaraa haath rakh de
Mere dil ke tukadon ko, yek saath rakh de
Magar ye hain khwaabon khayaalon ki baatien
Kabhi toot kar cheej koi judi hain

Lagi aaj saawan ki, phir wo zhadi hain
Wahi aag seene mein, phir jal padi hain

line from an unknown song

ab ke baras savan me rokar dil ke zakhm chupayege

fighting depression

Fighting Depression by Restoring Your Routines

"5) Eat sensibly. A loss of ones appetite, especially for sensible foods, is very common. Make the effort to eat as much fresh fruit, vegetables, fibre and nutrients as possible. If you find that your stomach is in a knot and the thought of eating fills you with dread, try taking these things in the form of a drink. Use a food blender, juice extractor or similar. There is a wide variety of these machines on the market. Adding an appropriate multi-vitamin supplement to your daily diet can also help. Don't be afraid to allow yourself a food treat now and again, just be careful not to overdo it. "A little of what you fancy does you good", with the emphasis on "little".
6) Get out as often as you can. Even if, at times, all you think you can manage is going out into the garden, then you are, at least, getting some fresh air and a bit of sun on your face. Exercise is a great way to lift your spirits, so even going out to post a letter will help.
7) Keep in touch with family and friends. Losing touch with our loved ones leaves us feeling more isolated so make the effort to meet up with those people you care about and who care about you. Even if you feel that you can't manage to see anyone face-to-face, phone them, write a letter or use email. If you don't want discuss your life with people you know, you could consider the likes of internet forums as an outlet for expression. Talking to strangers is often easier.
8) Look after your personal environment. Housework not only improves the look of your surroundings but also provides good, low level exercise.
9) Don't get bored. Do ANYTHING to fill in that gap. Do a crossword, read a book or magazine that you find interesting, polish the silver, polish your shoes, shave the cat. Just do SOMETHING. Make it an activity you have to concentrate on so that your thoughts are, at least temporarily, distracted from the depression. Even 5 minutes of concentrating on another subject is a welcome "holiday"."

quote

Nobody ever died of a broken heart.

I was reading something and came accross this sentence found it really cute so put it here.

anonymuncule

phir se

chamkegi asha ki kirne phir se,
hogi kushyio ke barsat phir se,
nahi milege to yeh pal jo guzaare hamne tumne sang.

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funny quote

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.
-- Woody Allen

Thought

Where there are expectations, there is disappointment...

The Game and Players

World's apart, but arm in arm from Cricinfo

India won its match against NZ :) :) but this is not abt that...

"With Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid behind the stumps, Ifran Pathan at extra cover, and two dozen Zimbabwean orphans bouncing around the infield, India's match-winning Harbhajan Singh bowls another gripping offspinner. But as he surveys his handiwork, a strident call of "no ball" comes from nine-year-old orphan, Tinashe. It is a courageous and plucky call, and one that immediately curries favour with the sometimes roguish Singh. For the next hour he and Tinashe chat and walk together. India's cricketing hero and one of Zimbabwe's 1.3 million orphans. World's apart, but arm in arm.
And so it went throughout the morning as five of India's cricketing stars took time away from their busy tour schedule to meet more than 100 orphans at a UNICEF-supported education project on the outskirts of Harare."